`Constructive`

BARRINGTON — In this era of ``media bashing,`` perhaps some constructive suggestions might help both press and electronic reporters reduce the volume of vitriol now flooding their way.

First, try to publish at least one edition per week that does not contain more than two stories about AIDS. Difficult as it may seem to journalist types, the great mass of the public is bored with the subject.

Second, try for some new words. If, in the steady stream of stories about workers losing their jobs, the term ``laid off`` could be avoided, it would help. If that is not possible, then at least use its counterpart when discussing hiring trends and refer to that as ``laid on.``

Third, occasionally write about events in the United States. One wonders if anything ever happens in Memphis, Seattle or Charleston. We have endless stories and pictures of Jerusalem and Seoul. Has anyone in America invented anything lately, or opened a business anywhere? Have any U.S. cities developed new ideas or passed interesting new laws?

Fourth, stop referring to everything done by the lowest bureaucrats in Washington as the Reagan administration. One wonders if the President really knows about every minor action in the most obscure departments. Many of these unknown officials have been in their jobs through several presidents. Their actions have been, at times, credited to Carter, Ford, even Johnson, perhaps even Roosevelt!